Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 11.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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